18-06-2025
Sexual assault suspect sought by Ottawa police
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Ottawa police say a male wanted in connection with a sexual assault in Orléans on June 8 is now also a suspect in a pair of similar attacks six days later.
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In a news release on Wednesday, the Ottawa Police Service said the two additional sexual assaults occurred at about 9:30 a.m. on June 14 in the area of Innes Road/Belcourt Boulevard and St. Georges/Schouten Drive in Orléans.
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In both cases, the release said, the suspect approached female victims from behind while they were riding bicycles.
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The suspect was described as a White male with a thin build. He was wearing a blue hoodie and blue jeans and was riding a blue or purple Stratus bicycle. A photo of him was released by police on June 18.
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The previous incident, at about 8:45 a.m. on June 8, occurred in the area of Innes Road and Viseneau Drive, where the suspect approached a jogger from behind and sexually assaulted her.
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Anyone with information or dash cam or surveillance video of the area during the time of the incidents was asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service East Division Criminal Investigation Section at 613-236-1222, extension 3566.
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